Category: Birth Injuries

C SAFE device may reduce birth injuries during C-sections

Jonathan Stone July 1, 2013 No Comments

Cesarean sections are among the most common operations in Illinois and around the country as more and more births are conducted using this surgery. One estimate says that up to…

Study: Eating broccoli sprouts may help to prevent cerebral palsy

Jonathan Stone June 3, 2013 No Comments

There is no cure for babies who are born with cerebral palsy due to birthing errors made by Chicago doctors, or for babies who develop cerebral palsy due to unavoidable…

Child dies 3 years after suffering brain injury during birth

Jonathan Stone May 30, 2013 No Comments

Just days before turning 3 years old, a boy died from a severe brain injury he had suffered during birth. The boy’s parents and family are devastated by their recent…

Study: Therapy may improve cerebral palsy patients’ motor skills

Jonathan Stone May 22, 2013 No Comments

Cerebral palsy is a term that is used to describe disorders that babies may suffer before, during or after birth. Cerebral palsy may affect one’s muscle tone, motor skills or…

Illinois doctors sued for failing to address fetal distress signs

Jonathan Stone May 3, 2013 No Comments

The birth of a child in Chicago should be remembered as one of the most joyous moments of one’s life. Although many women in Illinois have had great experiences when…

Jury concludes doctor did everything to try to safely deliver baby

Jonathan Stone April 26, 2013 No Comments

Earlier this week, a family learned that a jury decided to side with a doctor in a medical malpractice lawsuit. The family’s child had suffered an injury during birth five…

Researchers say fewer hospitals, doctors performing early deliveries

Jonathan Stone April 23, 2013 No Comments

As we have mentioned in previous posts on our Joliet medical malpractice law blog, birth injuries can have devastating effects on families, babies and new parents in Will County, even…

Safer today, but pregnancy and childbirth still have risks

Jonathan Stone February 12, 2013 No Comments

Advances in modern medicine continue to astound us and have surely been benefiting patients and families in Joliet. It seems our country has come light years, from even just a…

Baby suffers birth injuries after delayed C-section, lawsuit states

Jonathan Stone January 31, 2013 No Comments

Last week on our Chicago medical malpractice law blog, we had mentioned that a woman suffered serious complications after a routine Cesarean section because her doctor had failed to properly…

Parents blame Illinois hospital for baby’s death before birth

Jonathan Stone January 2, 2013 No Comments

As we mentioned last week on our Joliet medical malpractice law blog, inadequate medical care could quickly result in tragedy. When it comes to treating pregnant women and their unborn…

Part 2: What are birth injuries and how do these injuries happen?

Jonathan Stone October 25, 2012 No Comments

Earlier this week on our Joliet medical malpractice law blog, we started a general discussion about birth injuries and how some types of birth and brain injuries occur when doctors,…

Families deserve to hold doctors accountable for tragic mistakes

Jonathan Stone October 19, 2012 No Comments

Some Joliet residents might not understand why it is necessary for some victims of medical malpractice to be awarded a significant amount of money for damages. Perhaps a recent lawsuit…

Birth injury award ruling: What will it mean for Illinois cases?

Jonathan Stone October 6, 2012 No Comments

Any Illinois family who has been through the horror of a medical error knows how difficult the repercussions can be. Though a favorable settlement or judgment against the negligent medical…

Birth injuries can permanently affect Joliet children and families

Jonathan Stone September 19, 2012 No Comments

Our Joliet medical malpractice law blog has covered some tragic stories involving children who suffered injuries during birth as a result of medical negligence. These incidents of medical malpractice are…

Family awarded millions to cover child’s birth injury expenses

Jonathan Stone August 22, 2012 No Comments

When Joliet obstetricians, nurses and other medical professionals who are involved in the process of delivering a baby fail to monitor a mother and her unborn child during birth, any…

Brachial plexus injury should have been prevented, mother says

Jonathan Stone August 3, 2012 No Comments

After nine months of a healthy pregnancy, a Joliet couple might not expect to encounter any major problems during the labor and birth of their child. Should any complications arise,…

Hospital’s mistake to delay birth causes baby to suffer injuries

Jonathan Stone July 25, 2012 No Comments

Two years ago, a pregnant woman suspected that she was beginning to go into labor because her water had broken. When a pregnant woman’s water breaks, amniotic fluid begins to…

Hospital’s delayed C-section prompts multi-million jury award

Jonathan Stone July 13, 2012 No Comments

Parents may never be more vulnerable or dependent upon medical professionals in any situation other than child birth. Chicago hospitals, doctors and nurses are required to minimize the risk of…

Illinois woman seeks $50,000 in medical malpractice suit

Jonathan Stone June 28, 2012 No Comments

A lawsuit has been filed against two doctors and one nurse at an Illinois hospital. The suit was filed by a mother who claims that the medical providers caused the…

Erb’s palsy birth injury prompts medical malpractice suit

Jonathan Stone June 6, 2012 No Comments

Illinois readers who are parents can understand what it’s like when you are eagerly awaiting the birth of your child. When a child suffers birth injuries during the delivery it…

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